St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-05


land Office, F. S. De Mers, and his part
| ner, Hugh Thompson. United States
Commissioner Frank Ives will repre-
| sent the county and Mr.. Will
kinson the plaintiffs. 1t involves
| the question as to whether
county is liable for damages caused i'll
consequence of the negligence of the
county in constructing county bitches
under the drainage law of 1888. The
habeas corpus case from Scott county,
OF the state, upon the relations of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lembke against
Frank Bechdel and his wife, will come
up Nov. 5.
THE LITTLE GIRL,
the ownership of whom is disputed by
the Lembkes and the Bechdels, was
present i'll the court chamber yesterday
morning. The Lembkes claim that she
is their child, and that Mrs. Bechdel
got her from woman i'll whose keeping
their parents had left the child one day.
The state is directly interested in
several cases. That against Hal Finch,
the oil inspection law. and will
Sheriff Nils p. Holm, of Meeker,
is on habeas corpus, and that against
| A. L. K0evner and j. b. Atkinson,
| justices of the peace in that county, is
on writ of certiorari. In both these
| last two cases the relatOr is BartholO-
| NEW ZugSchwerd, simple old man
who was accused of attempted rape
upon little girl, and who was brought
to st. Paul some time ago, and lodged
| come up to-day, S. a. Plumley being
Zugschwerd's lawyer. The Jameson
ease is an abduction case appealed
from Mcleod county, and is set
for the 18th. The Click case will
| come up Nov. 1. Peter Chick was
| treasurer of Moorhead, and was charged
| with enlightenment. The j. A. Steele
| ct al case is on quo warranto against
the Minneapolis Educational Endow-
ment association, the proceedings hay
ing been instituted by Albert f. Foster
a few months ago. 1t will be argued on
the 18th. The Kemmerer-Gurley case,
In which the state is also plaintiff,
comes from Big Stone county, and in
wolves the old village asseSsorship ques-
ton, which has already been decided.
Its date has been fixed for Nov.
2. The contest between Z. F.
Drake and Maurice Auerbach
is repleyin suit for some papers i'll re-
lation to the lease of the building occu-
| pied by Auerbach, Finch e Van Slyck.
Last but not least comes the coroner
ship contest of DR.. J. A. Quinn and DR..
j: Z. Markoe, of this city, on the appeal
OF Dr. Markoe from the district court of
this county.
| NOTES AND PHOTOS.
Cogressman and ex-Supreme Judge Tom
| wilson wears dressy blue-black suit, Prince
Albert coat, black bow tie. peaked collar and
| gold watch and chain. His hair is black
ana goatee gray. There is a constantly in
| creaslng patch of barrenness on top of his
head, but the inside is all right yet. He has
way OF looking. over his spectacles at the
court, while his persuasive voice utters ::
| to be set for the l7th.''
| s., COL. Benton, the hoary headed counsel of
| the Manitoba company in the crossing con-
test with the Minneapolis & st. Louis, shook
his spectacles and brief in his right hand.
| as MS fieshy face held up by a broad double
cnln, was directed toward the busy bench
| HIS mouth is surrounded by two big wrinkles
at the cheek dividing lines.
Ex-senator Fl, j. Peck, of Shakopee, the
| able criminal lawyer of Judge Mcdonald S
district, and the low license heavyweight of
1888, has dark thick curly hair upon a head
which rises high in the scalp. His crown is
getting bald. His eyebrows are thick, and
MS moustache and goatee very heavy.
Seagrave Smith was the choice of the Hen
nepln county bar for the place Judge Hicks
| now fills, His pate is as bald and polished
and as smooth as billiard ball. He is a lit
ne ten, man with great head and looks after the
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Col. Hooker. of Minneapolis, has fat face
| under a SILK hat that suggests good living.
His white cravat is tied in a long bow, and
the color OF his dress is generally jet black.
| Two brown eyes twinkle full of talent, en-
ergy and humor as they look at you.
Ex-senator j. F. Castle, of Saltwater. ac-
| companled Congressman Wilson to the Min
nesota club for lunch. Senator Castle is
one OF the ablest parliamentarianssin the
| state. A grey suit of clothes is all he wants
for every day energy.
Thomas D. O'Brien, assistant city attorney
of this city, and ex-captain of the Emmett
Light Artillery. wore long brown overcoat,
and is as straight as they make them. His
| on neglige crayat.
Gen. Berry's gray hair is getting thin on
top. although it is of good length and has a
tendency to bulge out at the neck. He has
fine beard, and looks as vigorous and ener-
getic as much younger lawyers. He still
| wears a silk hat.
Judge Alexander is beginning to look
| feeble. His venerable face is surmounted by
hOary locks, and his eyes still light up with q
| pleasant smile. He holds down an office in
| the Manufacturer block with Gen. r. W. John
| son.
Ex-senator W. c. Williston, of Red Wing.
is about as handsome man as ex-Congress-
man Il. B; Strait. He has fine broad fore
| hair white as snow.
Black-haired John A. Lovely, of Albert
Lea, ex-Republlean congressional candidate.
| is interested in number of cases, but wasn't
| to be seen, his partner, Morgan, attending to
| them for him.
| The two Knights TEN plar-W D. Cornish,
with gigantic sideburns, and W. H. Sanborn,
| whose mouth is concealed by thick bush of
| black whiskers-sat side by side.
| G. A. Severance, the dashing young part
ner of Senator Davis, was present and is in
terested in several big cases. His silk hat be-
| comes him with easy grace.
| B. S. Lewis, of Waseca, slightly resembles
| Carl JudSOn at q distance. His mouStache
and the shape of his eyebrows give him
| this appearance.
EX-District Attorney d. B. Searle is large
! man alongside of T. E. Searle, but both make
| a big team for ST. Cloud. ID. B. wears a mus
! tache and goatee.
| Senator A. c. Hickman, of Owatonna, has
! very long, brown beard. He wears turn
down collar, and is not very particular about
| his dress.
| The two eases of the Minneapolis Terminal
railway company against the Minneapolis
| Union railway company are set for Dec g.
might be taken for Gen. A. b. Nettleton at a
| distance.
| Court opened at / 1 a. m. and the last case
was set after p. N.
Marshal Guiteau felt ''tuff'' after his ride
| in from Pennington.
Clerk Jones put in the busiest day of his
! life.
The judges looked tired
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